The call came to an abrupt stop.
"Don't flatter yourself" was what Stephen had said.
Those words were like a curse as they echoed repeatedly in Tessa's mind. Her mind fell into despair as all of the memories where he had showered her in love began to fade.
The snow outside rained heavier, and the northern wind howled, causing the branches to shake a little.
She looked at the snowy blizzard in a daze.
After a moment of silence from her phone, her phone began to ring again.
The tears staining Tessa's cheeks were still visible, and the sound of her phone ringing only filled her with exhaustion.
It was Samuel calling. "Tess, the Jacobsons came to my ward to call off the wedding."
Tessa responded in a low hum, her heart already numb from the pain.
He fell silent, acting as if he could not bear to continue. "Have you seen the rumors about Stephen and that female celebrity?"
Tessa did not answer him.
Samuel continued, "I'll hold a press conference tomorrow, announcing that the Yates family has called off the engagement with the Jacobsons. The entire blame will fall on the Jacobson family.
"Tess, the Jacobsons are the ones who are in the wrong. Don't feel burdened by it. It's not humiliating to cancel your engagement with someone else. I'll find you a much better man in the future.
"With how beautiful and talented you are, I'm sure you'll be able to find any man you want."
Tessa remained silent. She didn't even know how she should respond.
She never thought that the Jacobsons would act so quickly. Stephen had just broken up with her last night, and his family had visited her father to call off the wedding the next day.
Were they in such a rush?
Recalling the pleasant woman's voice on the other end of the call earlier, Tessa felt a sharp pain in her heart. Was Stephen in such a rush to get rid of her because he wanted to be with Nancy officially?
"Tess, you should rest well. Once the press conference ends tomorrow, I'll send someone to drive you home."
Once the press conference ended, the Yates family and the Jacobsons would have nothing to do with each other. Hence, James would probably stop targeting them.
He had been so happy that tears filled his eyes as he hugged Tessa tightly.
She had gently caressed his face as she looked at him with pity. "You should stop drinking. Drinking is so bad for your health. Let me take you to get some rest."
He then covered Tessa's hand with his own and tilted his head to press it against hers, unwilling to let go. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he confessed, "Tess, I know that I was wrong. Could you please come back to me?"
Tessa smiled, asking softly, "Aren't I here now?"
His eyes reddened as he replied, "I swear that you'll be the only love of my life, and I'll only treat you well. Can we start over, please?"
Her gaze was filled with warmth as she agreed, "Alright. I won't leave you again."
"That's good. I thought I'd never have the chance to be with you again…" he murmured.
Zachary could no longer suppress his tears as he began sobbing. The relief of regaining something he had thought he had lost was overwhelming. He was also filled with deep remorse for all of his past mistakes.
Life was great. Tessa had come back to him.
Tessa's touch was as gentle as water as she gently wiped his tears. Then, she inched closer and kissed his lips.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: His Unveiled Passion
Yuhohoooo!!! Finally!!!...
Aaand~ Tessa and Stephen are finally back together! Yaaaaay!...
Why make an uninteresting, irrelevant twist when readers are waiting for Tess and Stephen to be together?...
Gosh just let Tessa and Stephen get back together already! Ugh...
Oh my god, when is this book finishing... they're not even back together yet and more nonsense side plots.....
Whoa! Hahahahahaha! Go, Sophia! Burn, stupid Rowena! Lol...
Sooo~ Chapters 310-318 were just a repeat of Jacqueline’s punishment, official expulsion from the Jacobson family, and arrest. With few changes since Tessa and Stephen are not together this time. So Tessa didn’t witness how Jacqueline was tortured at Stephen’s base, though at least Tessa was still called over and witnessed how Stephen officially expelled Jacqueline from the Jacobson family and how Stephen’s subordinate made Jacqueline grovel in front of Tessa. Lol. I hope Jacqueline’s really out of the story now....
Also a lot of chapters were missing here. I went back to the application where it was originally published that’s why i know that this site is not reliable...
Fucked up book! Seems like the authors were not talking to each other. LOL. Yes authors, because of the inconsistencies....
The story went downhill after pg200 1. Why is Jacqueline back… she was expelled from the family already 2. There was no reason for Rowena to be mad at Tessa 3. The Jacobson already knows that Stephen wants to get back witb Tessa after they deal with James, so why is Rowena pushing hard? LOL 4. The family also knows that Stephen and Nancy have some sort of deal. The story was okay from page 1-199, but clearly it’s a thumbs down. I can deal with grammatical errors, but story errors is just different now....